Café Cancan

Victor Barry seems to have a love affair with Harbord Street because, he’s back with Café Cancan, a French bistro that occupies the former Harbord Room space.

Pizza Gigi

With its late-night hours and prime corner spot location on Harbord Street, Pizza Gigi makes for a convenient middle-of-the-night pit stop to pick up a box or a slice during a walk home after a Saturday night out on the town. Customer reviews of this family pizzeria are high because these pies are authentically made

Bernhardt’s

Carmelina Imola and Zach Kolomeir love their golden birds. The pair own three other restaurants in Canada, including the acclaimed Joe Beef Restaurant in Montreal and Dreyfus on Harbord Street. Taverne Bernhardt’s opened in late 2020 and instantly won over the hearts of Torontonians. Although the menu changes daily, rest assured that the assortment will

Sweetie Pie

Sweetie Pie opened their first location on Harbord St. right in the middle of the pandemic in July of 2020. It turns out lockdowns inspired a wicked sweet tooth for many; the bakery quickly expanded into another location on Queen West, a new opening in Unionville and other openings in east Toronto along the way.

Taverne Bernhardt’s

Carmelina Imola and Zach Kolomeir love their golden birds. The pair own three other restaurants in Canada, including the acclaimed Joe Beef Restaurant in Montreal and Dreyfus on Harbord Street. Taverne Bernhardt’s opened in late 2020 and instantly won over the hearts of Torontonians. Although the menu changes daily, rest assured that the assortment will

Four work-from-home hybrids on the market in Toronto

In this new era of social distancing, properties that combine home and office space have never been more appealing. These Toronto listings were designed to accommodate a large office, retail or clinic space — in addition to a spacious home for that work-life balance. Five levels with an art gallery The Victorian build at 194-196

Bickford Park is a tiny gem amid better-known areas of Toronto

Although one might not have intimate knowledge of the neighbourhood of Bickford Park, most would love to live in this idyllic enclave tucked lovingly between Little Italy and Dufferin Grove, just south of Christie Pits. It gets its name from the large park space around which the neighbourhood is set. Cost The average price of

Skippa

Chef Ian Robinson got his first taste of Japanese cuisine as a teenager. The Japanese wife of a family member would make him homestyle food, which struck him with its simplicity and seasonality. Robinson has pursued those flavours ever since. After working for four years under the esteemed Mitsuhiro Kaji at Sushi Kaji, Robinson went

From bored-room to bedroom

Usually this column is about women pampering themselves. But, occasionally, even the most pampered of princesses should probably acknowledge that special someone in our life and even go out of our way to give that someone a little pampering. What’s that phrase? Pay it forward? This is why I head to Good for Her, for

Emmer

There’s nothing quite like the delicious taste of a moist and mouth-watering loaf of sourdough bread, and that’s exactly what Emmer is best known for. Before the opening of the bakery, dentist-by-day owner Phillip Haddad was testing out his recipes for years, offering test tastes to anyone who stopped by. Now, though the bakery may